In the week ending April 14, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 386,000, a decrease
of 2,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 388,000. The 4-week moving average
was 374,750, an increase of 5,500 from the previous week's revised average of
369,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.6
percent for the week ending April 7, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.6 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending April 7 was 3,297,000, an increase of 26,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 3,271,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,317,750, a decrease of 21,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 3,339,250.

UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual
initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 367,550 in the week
ending April 14, a decrease of 22,916 from the previous week. There were 381,834
initial claims in the comparable week in 2011.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.7 percent during the
week ending April 7, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.7 percent. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 3,432,102, a decrease of 37,981 from the preceding week. A year earlier,
the rate was 3.1 percent and the volume was 3,893,218.

The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week
ending March 31 was 6,765,080, a decrease of 187,807 from the previous week.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled
1,295 in the week ending April 7, an increase of 136 from the prior week. There
were 2,564 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 287 from
the preceding week.

There were 21,384 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for
the week ending March 31, a decrease of 1,684 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 40,306, a decrease of 1,254 from
the prior week.

States reported 2,775,134 persons claiming EUC (Emergency Unemployment
Compensation) benefits for the week ending March 31, a decrease of 19,419 from the
prior week. There were 3,527,093 claimants in the comparable week in 2011. EUC
weekly claims include first, second, third, and fourth tier activity.

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending April 7 were in Pennsylvania (+7,483), California (+6,587), Washington (+5,985), New Jersey (+5,735), and Indiana (+4,984), while the largest decreases were in Tennessee (-670), Vermont (-78), and North Dakota (-49).

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS

WEEK ENDING

Advance April 14

April 7

Change

March 31

Prior
Year1

Initial Claims (SA)

386,000

388,000

-2,000

362,000

414,000

Initial Claims
(NSA)

367,550

390,466

-22,916

315,623

381,834

4-Wk Moving Average
(SA)

374,750

369,250

+5,500

363,000

407,750

WEEK ENDING

Advance April 7

March 31

Change

March 24

Prior
Year1

Ins. Unemployment
(SA)

3,297,000

3,271,000

+26,000

3,349,000

3,736,000

Ins. Unemployment
(NSA)

3,432,102

3,470,083

-37,981

3,636,706

3,893,218

4-Wk Moving Average
(SA)

3,317,750

3,339,250

-21,500

3,370,000

3,753,250

Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2

2.6%

2.6%

0.0

2.6%

3.0%

Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2

2.7%

2.7%

0.0

2.9%

3.1%

INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

WEEK ENDING

April 7

March 31

Change

Prior Year1

Federal Employees

1,295

1,159

+136

2,147

Newly Discharged Veterans

2,564

2,277

+287

2,508

PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN ALL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

WEEK ENDING

March 31

March 24

Change

Prior Year1

Regular State

3,460,932

3,627,987

-167,055

3,930,763

Federal Employees (UCFE)

21,384

23,068

-1,684

34,060

Newly Discharged Veterans (UCX)

40,306

41,560

-1,254

37,705

EUC 20083

2,775,134

2,794,553

-19,419

3,527,093

Extended Benefits4

426,673

426,907

-234

713,881

State Additional Benefits 5

4,785

4,780

+5

6,656

STC / Workshare 6

35,866

34,032

+1,834

50,214

TOTAL

6,765,080

6,952,887

-187,807

8,300,372

FOOTNOTES
SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data, NSA - Not
Seasonally Adjusted Data 1 - Prior year is comparable to most
recent data.2 - Most recent week used covered employment of
127,048,587 as denominator. 3 - EUC weekly claims include first,
second, third, and fourth tier activity. Tier-specific EUC data can be found
here: http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/docs/persons.xls4 -
Information on the EB program can be found here:
http://www.ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/extenben.asp 5 - Some states
maintain additional benefit programs for those claimants who exhaust regular,
extended and emergency benefits. Information on states that participate,
and the
extent of benefits paid, can be found starting on page 4-5 of this link:
http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/pdf/uilawcompar/2010/special.pdf 6
- Information on STC/Worksharing can be found starting on page 4-9 of the
following link: http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/pdf/uilawcompar/2010/special.pdf

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